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Angelica Reis
The Asian Fascination With Cherry Blossoms, Explained
These delicate, ephemeral blossoms symbolize profound values.
5/1/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Paul Prezzia
‘Bartleby the Scrivener’ and Ingratitude
The essence of a progression toward deeper ingratitude is Bartleby’s characteristic words: “I prefer not to.”
5/1/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’: The Virtue of Patience
In an earlier era, it was considered one of the highest virtues.
4/23/2024
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Mari Otsu
Memorializing the Fellah Woman
Léon Bonnat’s intimate scene of a peasant woman captures the values and sentiments of a dwindling way of life during Egypt’s expansion.
4/21/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Mice, Men, and Farming: ‘The Best Laid Plans ... Often Go Awry’
The saying, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” helps us remember that we are not ultimately the ones in control.
4/16/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
The Asian Fascination With Cherry Blossoms, Explained
These delicate, ephemeral blossoms symbolize profound values.
5/1/2024
Traditional Culture
| By
Paul Prezzia
‘Bartleby the Scrivener’ and Ingratitude
The essence of a progression toward deeper ingratitude is Bartleby’s characteristic words: “I prefer not to.”
5/1/2024
Arts & Tradition
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Lorraine Ferrier
An American Classic: The Republic’s First Statehouse
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit the Virginia State Capitol, America’s first Neoclassical public building.
4/28/2024
Arts & Tradition
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Michelle Plastrik
The Art of Tea
Whatever your cup of tea might be, these beautiful works are a feast for the eyes.
4/26/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’: The Virtue of Patience
In an earlier era, it was considered one of the highest virtues.
4/23/2024
Traditional Culture
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Kate Vidimos
Elementary, My Dear: O. Henry’s Short Story, ‘The Sleuths’
The simplest approach to finding something is often the best and most effective.
4/22/2024
Arts & Tradition
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Mari Otsu
Memorializing the Fellah Woman
Léon Bonnat’s intimate scene of a peasant woman captures the values and sentiments of a dwindling way of life during Egypt’s expansion.
4/21/2024
Arts & Tradition
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Lorraine Ferrier
Celebrating the World’s Best Portrait and Figurative Artworks
The Portrait Society of America selected its International Portrait Competition finalists.
4/19/2024
Traditional Culture
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Ariane Triebswetter
The French Loire Valley’s Cheverny Castle
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we learn that a noble family calls this 600-year old castle home.
4/17/2024
Traditional Culture
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Kate Vidimos
Booth Tarkington’s Short Story, ‘The Spring Concert’
A 19th-century author reminds us of the radiating warmth of spring.
4/17/2024